“We had never seen anything like this”: this squid proves the deep sea still hides countless mysteries - Futura-Sciences Deep in the Pacific’s darkness, scientists captured a scene no one expected: an unknown creature, motionless, half buried in mud, blending into the seafloor. This never-before-seen cephalopod behavior...

At 4,100 m, scientists recorded a deep-sea #squid showing a never-documented behavior—upside down, buried, and blending into the seafloor.

New discoveries continue, even as pressures grow in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. #notodeepseamining #abyssalsquid #cephalopods #CCZ #abyssalecosystems

Pacific civil society organisations unite against Deep Sea Mining: A call for a permanent ban Pacific civil society organisations are urging leaders to enact a permanent ban on deep-sea mining, warning of its threats to marine ecosystems, indigenous rights, and the region’s future

🌊 The Pacific says #NOtoDeepSeaMining! When the people whose ocean is at stake speak loud and clear, the world should listen. 🌏💙 Will governments finally get the message? 🛑⛏️

#DefendTheDeep #DeepSeaMining #ListenToThePacific